Why does my tooth hurt on drinking cold milk two days after I got it filled?

Question

Hello doctor,

Hope this message finds you well. I had 10 cavities and removed them all. But the last cavity I removed, the tooth was so damaged, but my doctor kept on drilling as much as he could, and he put the dental filling right next to the tooth nerve, saying that the tooth is still alive. I did these two days ago. All was fine until now when the tooth gave me one minute of pure pain when I drank cold milk.

Please tell me what to do.

Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hello,

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I think the cavity was very deep, and so the filling was placed close to the nerve area. This could have given you severe sensitivity with cold items.

My suggestion is to just wait for a few more days. If you experience sudden, severe, shooting pain, you need to visit your dentist and get that tooth either root canal treated or extracted.

If the filling is too close to the nerve, it causes irritation and thereby pain. You could avoid very hot and very cold food for a few days to just observe the condition of the tooth.

In case there is no pain till around two weeks, you can relax and need not visit the dentist.

I hope this helps.